Bangkok , December 6, 2016 - FTSE Russell, the global index provider, and The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), has recently announced that Berli Jucker pcl (BJC) will be added to the FTSE SET Large Cap Index following the December 2016 semi-annual review of the FTSE-SET Index Series.

The index series is reviewed semi-annually in accordance with the index ground rules.

All constituent changes will take effect at the start of the trading on December 19, 2016 and the next review is scheduled on June 1, 2017.

FTSE Russell has partnered with The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to jointly create the FTSE SET Index Series and to create a broader series of indexes for Thailand market representing various sizes of companies, sectors and themes.

Further information on the FTSE SET Index Series, including all additions and deletions as well as ground rules, is available at http://www.ftse.com/products/indices/set and www.set.or.th .

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